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Raising Resistance

Raising Resistance

2012 · 85 min · Documentary

Paraguay's lush soy farms are battlegrounds between huge agri-business and small farmers. The GMO beans fatten up cattle in rich countries so steaks remain cheap. But the pesticides used are destroying the crops of the campesinos and harming their kids.

Directed by David Bernet · Written by Bettina Borgfeld

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